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Christians, can you answer a question for an Atheist?
Christians always talk about "god's will".....if you got into a horrible accident because god needs you, and you are supposed to die so you can go where ever and do what ever, then arent doctors, and nurses, and paramedics messing with gods plan for you??? and no, i dont want to hear how it is gods plan for the doctors to save you cause no "god" would ever put anymore through a horrible accident and make you and your family suffer on purpose.........so are doctors acting devilish in their ways?
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19 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Look, your question is far to logical and sensible for this forum. All you will get is hype about "free will, satan, devils, god's plan, jesus loves you, holy bible, we are not under the OT, cross, lamb, sinners, out of context, and more free will, etc."
Source(s): lol thanks but those sheep are soooo predictable - Anonymous1 decade ago
God has a hundred ways or reaching someone who wants to be reached, and He's calling all of us to learn of Him and SUBMIT to His will.
In the scenario you've outlined, the accident victim could or could not be the one God's working with. It could be the doctor,nurse, EMT, and even by-stander's watching the accident that God's trying to reach, both individually as well as all at the same time.
A man once got arrested in South America because they believed that he was a drug trafficer. He was a minister of the gospel, but they didn't believe him. So he stayed in that prison for 3 months or so, and while he was a prisoner he began sharing his faith and teachings in the bible to others. Eventually the warden finally let him call the states and his family, and by the time the whole mess got sorted out, the first prison ministry that prison had ever seen had begun and had created converts to God.
Was it fair for God to do this?? Yes. The man continually desired for God to use him in accordance with "God's will". This man would have never been allowed into that prison any other way, and now souls are still being saved in the prison today.
Be careful what you pray for, if your serious about loving God these things can and will take place in our lives.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The doctors aren't acting "devilish" as long as their motives for helping the victim are pure. As humans it's impossible for the doctors know God's ultimate plan for who will live and who will die. So he gives them the means to attempt to heal and if they are meant to live, then the victim will.
As far as God never putting anyone through a horrible accident, it happens. Job was tortured. He lost his family, wealth, and his home. To the people around him, they felt the same way about "how could God do this?". But as simple humans, there was no way for them to comprehend His ultimate plan. In the end, although Job suffered, he was rewarded with more than he originally had.
To those of you who are Christians, instead of asking why an atheist is asking questions, and subtly putting him down, take this as an opportunity to speak the truth. Don't appeal to anyone's skepticism and answer in a dismissive manner.
Try to be positive. Remember your actions will determine their view of a christian. Do you want to be remembered in a bad way?
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
Well, all things coming from God are harmless and good. So where did the accident come from? and where is the life that will terminate? The doctors do the best they can with what they've got and it is not devilish, it's a job.
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- Steve AmatoLv 61 decade ago
There are alot of possible reasons why things happen. Determining God's will concerning any particular event may not be a trivial thing. And at times it's unncessary to do so. God's general will has already been declared through the Bible. That's often enough for many situations
- 1 decade ago
If you claim to be an atheist, why are you so concerned about having this question answered? Most of the time all you atheists do is spend a vast amount of time trying to prove there is no God...now go do something productive with your life and find Jesus. And be assured that I'll pray for you.
I don't have to prove the existence of God, just look around, none of these things happened by accident.
- 1 decade ago
God doesn't cause accidents and murders and other terrible things. WE DO. Just because he knows everything that will happen doesn't mean he's going to intervene and stop everything. Otherwise the world would be perfect.
But he does make sure that even when bad things happen, we can learn from them and draw closer to him as a result. "All things work together for good in them that love Christ."
And OBVIOUSLY docters are not evil or sinful for "interfering with God's plans." That is like saying that police are evil for interfering with crimes, or that judges are evil for putting people in jail!
- ?Lv 45 years ago
I observed a guy run around the exterior of a pool full of a non-Newtonian fluid hence God is authentic, and additionally the soul is an invisible organ interior the human physique this is teleported to a minimum of one among 2 parallel universes, the two heaven or hell as quickly as we die.
- faithLv 51 decade ago
Nope....doctors and nurses and paramedics are not "messing" with God's plan. If it is your time to die, no one can prevent it.
- 1 decade ago
if it is god's plan for you to die and serve him. then the doctors will try there so called "devilish ways" on you. but they wont work. you will die if god wants you to die.
Source(s): im a christian. i love god with all my heart. - Anonymous1 decade ago
If its Gods will that you should die, then the doctors won't be able to save you no matter what they do.